I wanted to share with the Senate today what should be a collective outrage because an American citizen has now been held behind bars in Cuba for exactly 2 years. Alan Gross was working in Cuba under a contract with the U.S. Agency for…

Senator Bill Nelson asked CDC to look into the health aspects.

the defective drywall problem as a 'Silent Hurricane.'

I would like to thank Senator Nelson and his staff for answering our pleas for help

Senator Nelson thought there may be an opportunity to utilize Community Development Block Grant Funding.

I would like to personally thank Senator Nelson for his involvement in directing the IRS to provide homeowners with defective drywall the ability to claim a casualty loss on their income taxes if they had remediated their drywall homes…

it is my understanding that both leaders have decided to accept this. So I don't see any need for a rollcall vote. Mr. McCAIN. I thank the Senator. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Is all time yielded back?

here we are, stuck again, and I want to speak just a little bit about getting this country moving again and getting Americans earning again. This great country of ours has endured a lot. We have endured despite the Civil War, the Great…

musicians Bono and Alicia Keys are in Washington, DC, today to meet with Presidents Obama, Clinton, and Bush about what is next in the global battle against AIDS. They note that we are reaching a tipping point on combating HIV/AIDS…

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The PRESIDING OFFICER (Mr. Franken). Without objection, it is so ordered. The Economy

I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded. The ACTING PRESIDENT pro tempore. Without objection, it is so ordered. Cuban Oil Drilling

I want to speak while we are in this pause on the Defense bill about a looming problem that the entire eastern seaboard of the United States has; that is, the Spanish drilling company Repsol is bringing a rig in that has been constructed…